Solar Market Analysis, Programs, and Financing Webinars
Find webinars to help assess and plan for solar technology development in your U.S. state, local, or tribal community.
From 2011 to 2018, NREL developed these webinars to provide direct decision support to state and local governments on matters that require solar market and policy expertise.
Market Analysis
This webinar shows how the Scenario Solar PV Jobs and Economic Development Impact
(JEDI) Model works.
This webinar gives an overview of the basics behind some of the most popular solar
tools available to policymakers.
This webinar provides an overview of how to find, use, and create location-specific
solar resource maps from information such as real-time irradiance and meteorological
data.
This webinar explains how PVWatts® improves visual appeal and functionality, consolidates previous versions to reduce
maintenance, and updates the energy prediction algorithms to be in line with the actual
performance of modern photovoltaic systems.
This webinar introduces the Community Solar Scenario Tool, developed to help municipal utilities, solar developers, and state and local advocates
perform a "first cut" analysis of community or shared solar program options.
Community Programs and Financing
This webinar discusses issues related to shared solar, the critical elements of a
successful program, and examples of implemented shared solar or community-based solar
programs.
This webinar provides an overview of the solar procurement process, including key
steps to developing a solar request for proposal, what elements should be included
in the proposal, how to evaluate bids, and the Milwaukee Shines case study.
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